CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Joplin

Missouri · 40,956 residents · 38.1 sq mi

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Joplin is a city of 40,956 people in Missouri. Median home value sits at $40,500. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 26%. Median household income is $19,420, under the $30,130 national median. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. Median rent is $317 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

40,956

−10%vs 2000

vs 45,504 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

−1%vs 2000

vs 34.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

38.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202453K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(2,926)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(2,813)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(2,360)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(2,705)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248%(3,283)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.8%(6,885)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(5,347)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(3,918)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(3,664)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(3,764)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.2%(2,557)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(734)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,420

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,555 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,296

−36%vs 2000

vs $17,738 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.0%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,500

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$317

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $453 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.4%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.6% in 2000

39.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.2%(41,058)

Black2.6%(1,190)

Hispanic / Latino2.5%(1,144)

Asian0.7%(337)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95%(38,920)

Black2%(817)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(300)

Asian0.8%(337)

Other2.2%(882)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.6%(1,906)

Central American1.8%(927)

Guatemalan1.3%(661)

Puerto Rican0.4%(194)

Spaniard0.3%(161)

Salvadoran0.2%(122)

Honduran0.2%(116)

Cuban0.1%(76)

Panamanian0.1%(28)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.5%(240)

Nepalese0.4%(219)

Pakistani0.4%(197)

Vietnamese0.3%(138)

Filipino0.2%(79)

Sri Lankan0.1%(62)

Japanese0.1%(60)

Chinese0.1%(50)

Korean0%(26)

Thai0%(19)

Laotian0%(14)

Uzbek0%(13)

+ 1 more asian origin group with data

Taiwanese0%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(107)

Native Hawaiian0%(16)

Chamorro0%(9)

Ancestry

German20.4%(10,717)

English16.3%(8,566)

Irish15%(7,869)

American4.9%(2,590)

Scottish3.3%(1,711)

French1.9%(983)

Italian1.5%(770)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(648)

Dutch1.2%(647)

Polish1.1%(556)

Swedish0.8%(406)

Ukrainian0.7%(342)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.6%(341)

Norwegian0.6%(292)

British0.6%(291)

Subsaharan African0.5%(260)

Czech0.4%(224)

Greek0.3%(165)

Danish0.2%(130)

Canadian0.2%(128)

Russian0.2%(118)

Austrian0.2%(79)

Australian0.1%(76)

Swiss0.1%(74)

Ghanaian0.1%(62)

West Indian0.1%(62)

French Canadian0.1%(50)

Lithuanian0.1%(35)

Jamaican0.1%(30)

Latvian0.1%(29)

Kenyan0.1%(29)

Iranian0%(24)

Hungarian0%(18)

Arab0%(17)

Lebanese0%(17)

Belgian0%(10)

Croatian0%(10)

Romanian0%(8)

Haitian0%(7)

Finnish0%(6)

Portuguese0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.5%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.0%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.5%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.4 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 10.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.3%(7,750)

Married44.6%(9,263)

Widowed3.8%(782)

Divorced14.3%(2,968)

Women 15+

Never married28.6%(6,484)

Married41.1%(9,318)

Widowed12%(2,717)

Divorced18.3%(4,140)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.7%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 17.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.1%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 49.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.9%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.2%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.6%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 60.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.4%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 39.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)30.5%(1,027)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.7%(831)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.8%(1,001)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(129)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.5%(49)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,362 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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